Homes That Live Better
Learn why homes live better when they meet the federal government’s most rigorous guidelines for home performance, the US Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home certification standard. A standard …
Home of the Future Today
This US Department of Energy video is an overview of the benefits of what they call the Home of the Future Today which are homes built and certified as Zero …
Building Matters: Why we need building sensors
Reprinted with permission © 2021, The Taunton Press, Inc. Why we need building sensors The rapidly evolving field of sensor technology allows us to monitor building performance and create healthier …
BPC Net-Zero Energy Home Project Subject of Series in Fine Home Building Magazine
An 80-year old home in Connecticut getting a deep energy retrofit and whole-house green renovation by Building Performance Cooperative is the subject of an ongoing series of articles in Fine …
Two Building Performance Cooperative Projects Featured in Bedford & New Canaan Magazine
Two custom green homes recently built by Building Performance Cooperative are the subjects of two articles published in the March/April 2021 Bedford & New Canaan Magazine. One of the articles, …
What are High-Performance Homes?
High-Performance Homes, like high-performance cars, do everything a home or car would do but better. However, unlike non-EV high-performance cars, which are typically not energy-efficient, high-performance homes are energy-efficient, use …
Game-Changing Plastic Recycling Process Promoted by Sir David Attenborough
File This Post Under Good Very Good News Sir David Attenborough, wildlife filmmaker and environmental champion, recently appeared in a video supporting a new potentially game-changing plastic recycling technology that …
Google Maps Directions Going Green!
According to a recent article in Fast Company Google is in the process of changing the default directions it gives you from point A to point B to be the …
What Does a Green Home Look Like?
Your new green home can look virtually any way you wish. This is because today’s green home building technology, materials, and approaches offer design flexibility not available to green homes …
US DOE Videos about Zero Energy Ready Homes
All homes Building Performance Cooperative build today at a minimum meet the US Department of Energy certification standards for a Zero Energy Ready Home. The videos below, prepared by the …
Building Performance Cooperative Home Wins 2020 AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award
Building Performance Cooperative is pleased to announce that a Net Zero Energy home BPC built and designed by Trillium Architects won an Award of Merit in the 2020 AIA Connecticut …
Passive House as a Route to Net Zero and Healthy Building
Case Study of a Stamford Home By Albert Jensen-Moulton, Building Performance Cooperative with Larry Marner, Marner Architecture BPC has built several houses for clients who also happened to be architects. …